by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Province Backs Down on Fire Cache Closures Wednesday, April 07, 2004 at 14:58 The provincial government has apparently changed its mind about some of the changes it was planning to make in forest fire management. Northern leaders and MLAs had been pushing the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
PBCN Members Head Back to the Polls Wednesday, April 07, 2004 at 14:04 For the second time in 8 days, the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation is holding a ratification vote on its proposed election act. Last week’s vote ended in a tie, despite the fact that over...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Forest Fire Priority System Under Fire Tuesday, April 06, 2004 at 13:00 A northern leader is worried that the province’s new approach to fighting forest fires will spark an increase in man-made fires this summer. Buffalo Narrows mayor Bobby Woods and other...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Fort McMurray Link Still Not Definite Tuesday, April 06, 2004 at 12:56 A spokesman for the Alberta government says there are no plans to complete the link between Fort McMurray and La Loche before 2007. And, Trent Bancarz says there’s no guarantee it will...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Millions Set Aside for Northern Infrastructure Tuesday, April 06, 2004 at 12:53 The federal and provincial governments announced 23 million dollars in funding for infrastructure projects in Saskatchewan yesterday — including 4.2 million dollars for sewer and...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
La Ronge RCMP Issue Scam Warning Tuesday, April 06, 2004 at 12:50 The La Ronge RCMP is warning residents of a scam called the El Gordo Spanish Sweepstakes. Several people in La Ronge have received letters in the mail notifying them that they’ve been...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Willow Cree Healing Lodge Finally Opens Monday, April 05, 2004 at 13:46 A recently-constructed Aboriginal healing lodge is accepting its first transfer of federal inmates today. The Willow Cree Healing Lodge is located on the Beardy’s Okemasis First Nation. It...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
APTN to Air News Story on Dillon Homicide Monday, April 05, 2004 at 13:41 APTN’s National News program will air a feature piece this evening on the recent vigil and rally for the late Joan Campbell of Dillon. The rally took place in front of the Buffalo...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Tie Vote Forces PBCN to Order Second Referendum Friday, April 02, 2004 at 16:07 The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation’s ratification vote on its proposed election act held earlier this week ended in a tie. The official results were released this afternoon and...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Province Releases Details About Northern Job Cuts Friday, April 02, 2004 at 14:29 The provincial government says 30 northerners within Saskatchewan Environment were handed layoff notices this week as a result of the budget cuts. A total of 19 Environment workers...
